Negligent surveys - Measures of loss

• Author:
• Collette McGinley

The recent decision of Paul Harrison -v- D M Hall & Others, Outer House, Court of Session 16th October 2001 reinforces the law on the nature and extent of recoverable loss in cases where the Purchaser has found himself on the receiving end of a negligent survey.On behalf of the Pursuer, the Defenders, a firm of Chartered Surveyors, valued a shop he was intending to buy. The Pursuer argued that he relied on this valuation when successfully offering for the shop. He also claimed that he lat... (211 more words)

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